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Zimbabwe police accused of media assault amid lockdown
According to MISA Zimbabwe, freelance journalist Panashe Makufa was beaten up by police in Harare's Kuwadzana township while undertaking his professional duties.
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Survey: Zim lockdown poses challenges for raw material imports
A survey by the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries paints a grim picture for businesses that were already struggling before this latest public health crisis.
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Police disinfecting COVID-19 ‘hotspots’ in Harare
The ZBC has shown videos of anti-riot tanks spraying disinfectant in an open space at Mbare suburb, one of Harare’s 30 potential hotspots.
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Zimbabwe bans sale of alcohol at supermarkets, liquor stores
The measure is designed to stop people congregating and drinking together during the 21-day lockdown that began on Monday to combat the spread of COVID-19.
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UN launches famine and virus aid plan in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's economy has been in a slump for more than a decade, experiencing multiple climate and economic related shocks including chronic shortages of cash, fuel, medicines and food.
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Water crisis could sabotage Zimbabwe's coronavirus lockdown
The water-short southern African country is starting to enforce a 21-day lockdown to try contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
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OMRY MAKGOALE: Coronavirus control fence between SA and Zimbabwe won't work
Building the fence at Beitbridge is a key national project, but it will not prevent the entrance of illegal immigrants, writes Omry Makgoale.
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Zimbabwe begins coronavirus lockdown
President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared a 21-day 'total' lockdown from Monday, curtailing movement within the country, shutting most shops and suspending flights in and out of Zimbabwe.
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Zimbabwe's nurses strike over lack of virus protective gear
The southern African country's public health system has been suffering for many years from a lack of equipment and medicines, and there are fears it will struggle to cope with the coronavirus.
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Zimbabwe reports first coronavirus death
Zororo Makamba was confirmed positive with the virus on Saturday.
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Man (30) becomes Zimbabwe's 2nd confirmed coronavirus case
The patient is a 30-year-old man who returned to Harare from New York via South Africa earlier this month.
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COVID-19: Zim tracing contacts after Vic Falls tourist tests positive
The British tourist was reported to have gone home via South Africa. She tested positive for the virus in the UK and was now being treated.
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Zimbabwe VP in China for medical check
Chiwenga spent four months undergoing treatment in China last year and returned home in November.
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This is MY park: Two giraffes yoga it out in Vic Falls park
A rare sighting of two giraffes engaged in what looked very much like a yoga session in Zimbabwe’s Zambezi National Park has scientists baffled.
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Zimbabwe coronavirus suspect tests negative after hospital escape
The 26-year-old Thai national, whose name was not given, escaped the Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital in Harare after he was admitted for coronavirus testing on Monday.
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Zimbabwe adopts new forex trading system to curb runaway inflation
The measure is the latest in a string of efforts 'to stabilise the exchange rate hence to lower inflation,' finance minister Mthuli Ncube told journalists in the capital, Harare.
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Zimbabwe prisoner amnesty set to come into effect this month
The country has 22,000 inmates, though the prisons are only built to hold 17,000.
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Zim to offer amnesty to about 6,000 prisoners due to overcrowded prisons
Prisoners that will benefit from this amnesty are those who were convicted of non-violent crimes.
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‘I do like to be beside the seaside’: Rescue dog loves the ocean
Lop-eared rescue dog Meisie was all smiles after a 13-hour car journey to the beach in Mozambique a few weeks ago.
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No light at the end of the tunnel: Electricity to go up by almost 20% in Zim
The country has been suffering from chronic power shortages made worse by the drop in water levels at the Kariba Hydro-power station.
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CAF bars Zimbabwe from hosting international matches
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) confirmed on Tuesday that all three of their main stadia had failed inspection visits by CAF last November.
